EU Outlines Sustainable Biofuels Criteria, Plan for Voluntary Certification Scheme

摘要

In an effort to calm debate about whether biofuels produced for the European Union transport sector cause more environmental damage or produce more greenhouse gases than they save, the European Commission June 10 outlined a voluntary certification scheme backed by sustainable criteria.rnThe Commission plan calls for biofuel production companies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to set up voluntary certification schemes, with inspections by independent auditors who analyze the entire production chain, starting with the farmer raising the crops to be used as biofuel.